Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 61 > Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties

• Confidential communication: means information, including information obtained by the psychologist's examination of the client or patient, which is:

  (a)

  (i)  transmitted between the client or patient and a psychologist in the course of that relationship; or (ii)  transmitted among the client or patient, the psychologist, and individuals who are participating in the diagnosis or treatment under the direction of the psychologist, including members of the client's or patient's family; and

  (b)

  made in confidence, for the diagnosis or treatment of the client or patient by the psychologist, and by a means not intended to be disclosed to third persons other than those individuals: (i)  present to further the interest of the client or patient in the consultation, examination, or interview; (ii)  reasonably necessary for the transmission of the communications; or (iii)  participating in the diagnosis and treatment of the client or patient under the direction of the psychologist. See Utah Code 58-61-102 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 58-61-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Unlawful conduct: is a s defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-61-501. See Utah Code 58-61-102 Unprofessional conduct: is a s defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-61-502, and may be further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-61-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5